Africa is rising, but will we rise together? Africa Summit 2013 at a glance

The 2013 Africa Summit (#AfricaSummit), hosted by the Omidyar Network in Mauritius, took place last week on 2 October where delegates from around Africa assembled to discuss the Accelerating Entrepreneurship in Africa report compiled by the philanthropic foundation established by Pierre Omidyar, in partnership with global strategy consulting firm, Monitor Group, and published in April this year.

The in-depth report, arguably the most comprehensive entrepreneurship study done in Africa, was discussed at last year’s Africa Summit held in Accra, Ghana, where solutions were put forward for the challenges raised in the report. This year’s gathering was aimed at putting insights into actions, with panelists representing both government and private sectors.

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